Demographical, Clinical, and Psychological Characteristics of Users and Nonusers of an Online Platform for T2DM Patients (e-VitaDM-3/ZODIAC-44)
Table 6
Complications and risk factors of users and nonusers.
Complications and risk factors (%)
Nonusers ()
Missing
Users ()
Missing
Univariate value
Cardiovascular, total
225 (96.2)
127 (35.2)
187 (98.4)
82 (30.1)
0.240
Cardiovascular, specific
Angina pectoris
41 (21.7)
172 (47.6)
28 (19.7)
130 (47.8)
0.787
Myocardial infarct
29 (15.3)
172 (47.6)
23 (16.0)
128 (47.1)
0.880
Other/chronic ischemic heart diseases
34 (16.1)
150 (41.6)
24 (13.6)
96 (35.3)
0.569
Hypertension
191 (84.1)
134 (37.1)
164 (93.2)
96 (35.3)
0.008
TIA
12 (6.4)
174 (48.2)
7 (5.0)
133 (48.9)
0.642
CVA
13 (7.0)
176 (48.8)
10 (7.1)
132 (48.5)
1.000
Intermittent claudication
7 (3.3)
150 (41.6)
7 (4.0)
96 (35.3)
0.788
Aortic aneurysms
4 (1.9)
150 (41.6)
2 (1.1)
96 (35.3)
0.693
CABG
15 (5.1)
68 (18.8)
11 (5.4)
68 (25.0)
1.000
PTCA
28 (9.6)
68 (18.8)
14 (6.8)
67 (24.6)
0.327
Heart failure
14 (8.1)
189 (52.4)
10 (7.4)
136 (50.0)
0.834
Retinopathy
19 (9.3)
156 (43.2)
18 (10.2)
95 (34.9)
0.863
Renal impairment
35 (18.6)
173 (47.9)
26 (18.6)
132 (48.5)
1.000
Albuminuria
Men
30 (14.5)
7 (3.3)
20 (12.6)
4 (2.5)
0.647
Women
8 (5.8)
8 (5.4)
1 (1.0)
5 (4.6)
0.082
Neuropathy
49 (22.2)
140 (38.8)
39 (22.4)
98 (36.0)
1.000
Foot complication
SIMMs 0
228 (77.6)
67 (18.6)
161 (76.7)
62 (22.8)
0.783
SIMMs 1
57 (19.4)
40 (19.0)
SIMMs 2 or 3
9 (3.1)
9 (4.3)
Psychiatric disorders
19 (9.0)
150 (41.6)
9 (5.1)
96 (35.3)
0.124
SIMMS refers to risk factors in the diabetic foot, the number is the stage which ranges from 0–3. 0: no loss of protective sensibility (PS) & Peripheral arterial disease (PAV). 1: loss of PS or PAV, with no signs of increased local pressure. 2: loss of PS in combination with and/or PAV and/or signs of local elevated pressure. 3: ulcer or amputation in history.
